Fascinating reporting by Kim Zetter on Politico. The 2016 arrest of a former National Security Agency contractor charged with a massive theft of classified data began with an unlikely source: a tip from a Russian cybersecurity firm that the U.S. government has called a threat to the country. Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab turned Harold T. Martin…
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BASF Workers in Taiwan Suspected of Leaking Company Secrets to Chinese Firm
Reuters reports: Taiwan is investigating six current and former employees of BASF’s local operations suspected of leaking corporate secrets to a rival Chinese company, an official said on Jan. 7. Five employees were detained and one had been granted bail by a court, Lu Sung Hao, Taipei-based director of Taiwan’s Crime Investigation Bureau, told Reuters….
Ex-UBS Employee Charged With Data Theft on Trial in Switzerland
Hugo Miller reports: An ex-employee of UBS Group AG charged with stealing data on the bank’s clients and selling it to German tax authorities stands trial in Switzerland on Monday, in a case that rakes up the thorny issue of whether such leaks are the work of a whistleblower or a thief. The man, whom…
A former NSA contractor accused of stealing a treasure trove of data offers to plead guilty to data theft
Scott Shane has an update on the case of former NSA contractor Harold T. Martin, who is potentially facing more than 100 years in prison when you start adding up all the felony counts: A veteran cybersecurity specialist for the National Security Agency and other intelligence organizations, accused of taking thousands of secret documents home…
After nearly five years lawsuit against Flowers Hospital is over
WTVY reports that lawsuit stemming from an insider breach that was part of a tax refund fraud scheme has settled: A federal lawsuit claiming a Dothan hospital’s negligence resulted in the theft of patients’ personal information has been dismissed. Attorneys agreed to a settlement and a judge approved it. The settlement calls for Flowers Hospital…
MN: Wright County finally notifying residents of data breach due to employee transferring data to his home computer
Courtney Godfrey reports: Taking work home with you sounds like something a hardworking employee would do, unless that work includes private, sensitive data like it did with one employee in Wright County. The county knew about the data breach for seven months before notifying possible victims. It wasn’t until FOX 9 filed a public records…